tariff income

client is of working age and has capital between £6,000 and £16,000.

my understanding is that in this situation that the DWP should regularly ask for bank statements and assess the clients entitlement frequently as income support is a weekly benefit.

I have a client who has an appointee though and has been told by the dwp that they will only require to send in statements annually.

am I missing something or is this nonsense?

I cant see how this would work in practice without generating over or under payments.

I should think it’s a question of responsibility. Changes of circumstance ought to be reported by the claimant to the relevant office. I don’t think DWP has any responsibility, unless they think the capital is likely to increase.

I’d be advising the claiamant of the rules and that when £250 or more is spent, s/he can advise JCP and there ought to be a change in the amount of benefit.